pen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bayonet noun A blade attached to the muzzle end of a rifle, used for close combat.
• pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
• pintle noun A small pin on a belt buckle that fits into a hole to keep the belt fastened at the right tightness.

Senses

pen is used for these senses in English:

• bayonet (engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
• pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
• pintle (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.

bayonet — full definition

1. noun A blade attached to the muzzle end of a rifle, used for close combat.
2. verb To stab someone with a bayonet.

pen — full definition

1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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